Fryars

Fryars

Fryars in 2015
Background information
Birth name Benjamin Garrett
Born 1988/1989 (age 26–27)[1]
Origin London, United Kingdom
Genres Art pop
Synthpop
Baroque pop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, producer
Years active 2007–present
Labels Make Mine, 679, Fiction
Website www.fryars.co.uk

Benjamin Garrett, better known by his stage name Fryars (sometimes stylised frYars), is an English art pop musician from London.

Career

Fryars released his debut EP, The Ides, in September 2007, and was profiled as The Guardian's "New band of the week" in November.[2][3] A second EP, The Perfidy, followed in March 2008.[4] His debut album, Dark Young Hearts, was released in September 2009; its first single, "Visitors", features backing vocals from Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode.[5][6][7][8] In October 2012, Fryars issued the song "Love So Cold" online as a free download, followed by the EP In My Arms in January 2013 via 679 Recordings.[9][10][11][12]

In October 2013, 679 released Fryars' EP Radio PWR, which was accompanied by a series of live shows devised with magician Simon Drake.[13][14][15] Fryars' second album, Power', which he produced with Luke Smith (formerly of the band Clor) and Rodaidh McDonald, was released in November 2014 through Fiction Records.[16] It followed a lengthy period of what he referred to as "record label limbo", during which he was released from 679 amid the acquisition of parent company Warner Music Group by Access Industries.[17][18] He described the album as "a soundtrack to a film that does not exist", and released a "B-movie" in the form of an accompanying mixtape titled The Boy in the Hood, as well as developing social media profiles for its characters.[16][19][20] Power received positive reviews from Dazed & Confused, The Guardian, and NME.[21][22][23]

Fryars' musical influences include David Bowie, Serge Gainsbourg, Kraftwerk, and The Strokes.[1] As a songwriter and producer for other artists, he has contributed to albums including Mika's The Origin of Love (2012), Lily Allen's Sheezus (2014), and Rae Morris's Unguarded (2015);[24] he was additionally featured on Morris's 2014 single "Cold". He co-wrote the song "Johanna" with Miles Kane and Mark Ronson for the film Mortdecai (2015).[25] Fryars is affiliated with Universal Music Publishing Group.[26]

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

Remixes

References

  1. 1 2 "Interview: frYars". musicOMH.
  2. ↑ "Single Review: FrYars - The Ides EP". DrownedInSound.
  3. ↑ "No 234: frYars". the Guardian.
  4. ↑ "Amelia's Magazine - FrYars – THE PERFIDY EP". ameliasmagazine.com.
  5. ↑ "BBC - Music - Review of frYars - Dark Young Hearts". bbc.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "NME Reviews - Album review: Fryars - 'Dark Young Hearts' (Bandstocks) - NME.COM". NME.COM. 21 September 2009.
  7. ↑ Will Dean. "Fryars Dark: Young Hearts". the Guardian.
  8. ↑ "New frYars Video (Feat. Dave Gahan) – “Visitors”". Stereogum.
  9. ↑ "Fryars". Pitchfork.
  10. ↑ "Fryars – “Love So Cold”". Stereogum.
  11. ↑ Michael Cragg. "New music: Fryars – In My Arms". the Guardian.
  12. ↑ "Fryars - 'In My Arms' [Track of the Day]". The 405.
  13. ↑ "NME Reviews - Fryars - 'Radio PWR' EP - NME.COM". NME.COM. 28 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "EP: Radio Pwr, Fryars". Varsity Online.
  15. ↑ Dazed. "Fryars Vs Simon Drake". Dazed.
  16. 1 2 "Fryars Announces New Album Power, Shares "Prettiest Ones Fly Highest"". Pitchfork.
  17. ↑ "Fryars: How to survive record label limbo". the Guardian.
  18. ↑ David Renshaw (9 September 2014). "NME News Fryars reveals how record label wrangling caused four-year delay to new album 'Power' - NME.COM". NME.COM.
  19. ↑ "Download Fryars’ The Boy In The Hood Mixtape Feat. Lily Allen". Stereogum.
  20. ↑ "Fryars interview: "You need to believe any hype, or at least in what you’re making" - DIY". DIY.
  21. ↑ Dazed. "Listen to Fryars’ genre-bending album Power". Dazed.
  22. ↑ Nick Levine (17 November 2014). "NME Reviews - Fryars - 'Power' - NME.COM". NME.COM.
  23. ↑ Paul MacInnes. "Fryars: Power review". the Guardian.
  24. ↑ Michael Cragg. "Fryars Is The New Mad Professor Of Pop". The FADER.
  25. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/composition/johanna-song-mc0002737159
  26. ↑ "Fryars". umusicpub.co.uk.

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